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Hormuz, heat and 100,000 cuts

Iran jolts Hormuz truce as Venezuela digs out and Europe swelters under lethal heat

A fragile ceasefire in the Gulf ran into the hard fact of a projectile at sea, while Venezuela’s rescue crews searched rubble after twin earthquakes. Europe, meanwhile, kept discovering that June heat now behaves like August with a grudge.

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Israel bombs Hezbollah targets in Beirut
IMO pauses vessel evacuations in the Strait of Hormuz after Trump accuses Iran of violating the ceasefire with a drone strike on a Singapore-flagged ship.
Plane crashes into Beijing CITIC Tower
Ignites a fire at the top of Beijing's tallest building as emergency crews respond to the crash site, with smoke billowing from the upper floors.
John Bolton classified documents case
Pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified national defense information, facing up to five years in federal prison.

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The ageing Union's economy

Volkswagen's announcement of 100,000 job cuts and four plant closures in Germany represents a radical industrial policy shift by a core EU state, altering the competitiveness debate.

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Plane crashes into Beijing CITIC Tower

Disasters·Top story·Reported 4h 35m ago·Updated 1h 23m ago

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Plane crashes into Beijing CITIC Tower
Ignites a fire at the top of Beijing's tallest building as emergency crews respond to the crash site, with smoke billowing from the upper floors.

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